Anthropocene Now, probably

Scientists believe they are on the brink of proving the Earth has entered a new era for the first time in 11,700 years with the advent of the Anthropocene epoch, or the point when humanity’s influence on the planet’s geology became irreversible. 

The concept of the Anthropocene was first introduced by the Nobel Prize-winning atmospheric chemist Paul Crutzen in 2000, and has slowly gained interest and acceptance in the scientific community.

However, the researchers stressed that the vote may herald a new age of the Holocene epoch, instead of an Anthropocene era.

They added that declaring the Anthropocene could spur political action to limit humanity’s impact on the Earth.

FT 11 July 2023

https://www.ft.com/content/3f3452fe-d094-4915-8512-49a92dba1a50

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